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Perliano, an extra vir­gin olive oil pro­duced by OPG Stjepan Dević in Croatia, has been awarded a Gold at the 2025 NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition. This pres­ti­gious event is rec­og­nized as one of the most sig­nif­i­cant olive oil com­pe­ti­tions glob­ally, high­light­ing the high­est qual­ity olive oils from around the world.

The olive grove of OPG Stjepan Dević is sit­u­ated on a ter­raced hill, which was once the site of a medieval vil­lage. This unique loca­tion con­tributes to the dis­tinc­tive char­ac­ter­is­tics of Perliano. The grove is entirely rain­fed, and the olives are hand­picked and processed within eight hours of har­vest­ing. This metic­u­lous process results in an intensely bit­ter and spicy extra vir­gin olive oil, noted for its fresh notes of grass and green olives.

The award-win­ning Perliano reflects the ded­i­ca­tion and exper­tise of its pro­duc­ers. The recog­ni­tion at the NYIOOC under­scores the qual­ity and crafts­man­ship involved in its pro­duc­tion. As the com­pe­ti­tion con­tin­ues to set the stan­dard for excel­lence in the olive oil indus­try, Perliano’s achieve­ment high­lights the poten­tial of Croatian olive oils on the inter­na­tional stage.